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Not a sound will be heard out of this! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

earshot

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'heard out of this' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'not a sound' is the wordplay.
'not a' becomes 'ear' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'sound' becomes 'shot' (I have seen 'Sound of gun' mean 'shot' so perhaps 'sound' could also mean 'shot').
'ear'+'shot'='EARSHOT'

'will be' is the link.

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(Other definitions for earshot that I've seen before include "catching distance?" , "Extent of being heard" , "Range over which one may hear or be heard" , "Range of audibility" , "Range for hearing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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